Director of Education
Falkland Islands Government
Falkland Islands
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 31 May 2017
Job overview
Salary package c£87k to £107.5k (Inclusive of gratuity)
Favourable tax regime
Relocation Package
The Falkland Islands are set in a unique and dramatically beautiful environment in the South Atlantic Ocean. The Falkland Islands Government is seeking to appoint a new Director of Education to take forward the strategic and operational management of all departments within the Education Directorate, including the Islands Training Centre.
The post calls for a strategically and tactically astute professional with a pragmatic and practical approach to leadership and decision making. Building on the excellent work of the current postholder, you will drive forward the strategies, plans and practical measures that have helped shape the clear direction we have developed.
We have achieved significant outcomes over recent years but cannot rest on our laurels. We therefore strive to innovate in the field of education and are passionate about our pursuit of excellence in the delivery of education and learning for every child and/or adult learner.
As a role model to others, applicants must be educated to at least first degree level or equivalent and hold professional qualifications in a relevant subject area and have substantial (e.g. 10 years) recent, relevant experience at senior management level in a comparable role. You will also be an experienced financial planner with responsibilities for substantial budgets, and have a proven track record of implementing change management and improvement programmes and the delivery of ‘Value for Money’ service concepts.
The appointment will be fixed term for either two or three years in the first instance with the possibility of extension of this term if mutually agreeable.
If you have the professional drive, initiative to succeed in a challenging environment and your ambitions and abilities match what we are looking for, then we would like to hear from you.
For further information, a full job description and an application form please contact:
Recruitment Officer at the Department of Human Resources, Cable Cottage, Stanley, Falkland Islands.
E-mail: recruitment@sec.gov.fk phone: +500 27421
Completed application forms should be returned to the above address no later than 1 June 2017
Attached documents
About Falkland Islands Government
The Falkland Islands Community School is a fully inclusive comprehensive school which caters for boys and girls of all abilities between the ages of 11 and 16 as well as providing a resource for the community as a whole. In addition to general classrooms there are two Science Laboratories, a Music Room with three practice rooms and specially designed and equipped rooms for Art, Information Communication Technology, Design Technology, Food Technology and Textiles.
The Community School incorporates the Community Library and exists alongside the Leisure Centre, which is managed separately. The Leisure Centre includes a 25 metre Swimming Pool, Sports Hall, a Squash court and a Cardio-Vascular suite as well as outdoor facilities for football and athletics. The library is well stocked with books divided equally between fiction and non-fiction as well as a varied selection of videos and CD ROMs.
Years 7 to 9
Students transfer from IJS/Camp to the Community School at the start of the academic year in September. On entering the school, students are placed in two mixed ability groups. Setting in English and Mathematics is organised at a later date. Group numbers are smaller than in the UK but currently the largest class size is 21.
The curriculum followed is broadly similar to the National Curriculum studied by pupils in England but the content of the Programmes of Study has been adapted, where appropriate, to take account of the unique opportunities presented by the history and environment of the Falkland Islands. Spanish is taken by all Key Stage 3 pupils.
Years 10 and 11
A full range of curriculum subjects is offered as GCSE examination choices for pupils in Key Stage 4. Core subjects are: English, Mathematics, Science, ICT, PE, PSHE and PDC (Personal Development Curriculum). The remaining subjects offered are preferences, but the curriculum has been broadened to include some vocation GCSEs such as Catering, Health and Social Care and PE Studies.
All students continue to benefit from PSHE courses which include a Falkland Islands citizenship dimension. The community services such as the police, social services and health services input at appropriate times during the course.
Candidates are entered for GCSE examinations set by the examination board deemed best suited by subject leaders: University of Cambridge International Examinations, EDEXCEL , AQA and OCR and WJEC.
Please see the other supporting documents for further information
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